(30th, Asian Games, Land Men 400 M Relay Final)
On the 30th day at the 18th Asian Games' Athletics Men's 400m Relay held in Jakarta, Japan won the gold medal for the first time in 20 years since the 1998 Bangkok Games. Ryota Yamamura (Seiko) of 1 run finished a good start and scored 38 seconds 16 by connecting Shuhei Tada (Kyushu University), Yoshihide Kiryu (Yoshihide, Nippon Life), Cambridge Asuka (Nike).
There is no figure to be gladly showy. A stadium where local Indonesia gets excited with two wears. Japan gave the second place Indonesia 0 seconds 61 difference, gold medal since the 1998 Bangkok Games. Still, 38 seconds 16 is commonplace for Japan now. "I'm happy to get a gold medal, but it was a bit disappointing because I was aiming for the 37 second range," Yamamura, a Japanese team member, said.
In order to aim for a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020, he dared to change members of the Olympics of Rio de Janeiro. For the 2nd run, Tada was first appointed from qualifying instead of Iizuka. There was one appointment so far but it was judged that the straight line lives more than the curve.
I ran into the left side of Japan and gave me a gold medal of 0 seconds 73 times last time. On the other hand, Tada's baton pass, which he saw as a problem, was packed a bit when it was received and passed. Tada also remorse that "if I fix it, I think that the 37-second range has come out."
The Rio Olympics silver members have reached a level that they can fine-tune while chatting with short practice. At the domestic convention in May, it also delivered 37 seconds 85 in the real battle after a long absence. However, there is a possibility that it will be broken or it will fall into trouble. We plan to increase the number of options and prepare for the Olympics.
Hirohiro Doi Hiroshi and Olympic coach of the Japan Athletic Association say, "The combination is increasing little by little, it is important for each player to gain experience." Trial and error seeking further possibilities continues. (Hirotaka Tohta)